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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric for SDA programs for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer and Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 23, 2023Space Development Agency Selects Mynaric for Optical Ground Terminal Demonstration Project

The Space Development Agency research and development program is slated for 2025 to demonstrate connections between various space-based optical communications terminals and a Mynaric-designed optical ground station.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 23, 2023Space Development Agency Selects Mynaric for Optical Ground Terminal Demonstration Project

The Mynaric-designed optical ground station is intended to deliver high throughput and communication resiliency to the SDA network.

Mentioned as: SDAOrg RelationshipAug 23, 2023Space Development Agency Selects Mynaric for Optical Ground Terminal Demonstration Project

Northrop Grumman selected Mynaric for Space Development Agency programs related to the Tranche 1 Transport Layer and Tracking Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 23, 2023SDA selects Mynaric for an optical ground station project

Raytheon selected Mynaric for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralAug 23, 2023SDA selects Mynaric for an optical ground station project

The Space Development Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at approximately $816,000,000 to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 22, 2023Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA's Communications Network

T2TL Beta satellites will operate in tandem with the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 networks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanAug 22, 2023Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA's Communications Network

Mynaric was selected by the Space Development Agency to design an optical ground station to transmit and receive data from satellites in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta (T2TL Beta) space vehicle design builds on Northrop Grumman’s 42 Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) satellites and 14 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TRK) satellites previously awarded by SDA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 22, 2023SDA Selects Northrop Grumman to Design and Build 36 Data Transport Satellites

Mynaric was selected by Raytheon Technologies to supply optical communications terminals for the Semper Citius SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

With the T2TL Beta award, Lockheed Martin will deliver at least 88 data communications satellites for the Space Development Agency's low-Earth orbit military constellation.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2023Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver Small Satellites for SDA's Communications Network

Mynaric supplies a portion of the optical communications terminals used on Space Development Agency satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

The Space Development Agency selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to design and build 36 data transport satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 22, 2023SDA Selects Northrop Grumman to Design and Build 36 Data Transport Satellites

The optical ground terminal will be used to demonstrate communications with the Space Development Agency’s mesh network of military satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

The Space Development Agency is building a constellation of hundreds of satellites, each equipped with multiple laser communications terminals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

The Space Development Agency awarded Mynaric a two-year $3,000,000 contract to design an optical ground terminal and demonstrate connections with space-based optical communications terminals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 22, 2023Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation

To date Lockheed Martin has won Space Development Agency contracts for 88 satellites and Northrop Grumman has won orders for 92 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

The Beta variant of the Tranche 2 Transport Layer vehicles are similar to the 126 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites that the Space Development Agency ordered last year from Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and York Space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Northrop Grumman was selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 36 data transport satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

Northrop Grumman won a July 2022 contract for 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites
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